. Horticulture; a text book for high schools and normals, including plant propagation; plant breeding; gardening; orcharding; small fruit growing; forestry; beautifying home grounds; the soils and enemies involved. n good condition before planting. If it is too wet, the use of theharrow a day or two in advance will cause it to dry out. Put aforcing box covered with glass on a few clumps of asparagus andrhubarb. The heat gathered from the sun may start them extraearly. If the ground is not frozen much transplanting of perennialsmay take place this month. Set beds of rhubarb and m
. Horticulture; a text book for high schools and normals, including plant propagation; plant breeding; gardening; orcharding; small fruit growing; forestry; beautifying home grounds; the soils and enemies involved. n good condition before planting. If it is too wet, the use of theharrow a day or two in advance will cause it to dry out. Put aforcing box covered with glass on a few clumps of asparagus andrhubarb. The heat gathered from the sun may start them extraearly. If the ground is not frozen much transplanting of perennialsmay take place this month. Set beds of rhubarb and manure may be added to the asparagus beds with long sprouts coming through the thick cover will be strongerand whiter. • 157 158 SUGGESTIONS FOR GARDEN WORK BY MONTHS If the weather is favorable risk a few of the less hardy gardencrops out of doors. Garden pea seeds, onion seeds, parsnips, headlettuce plants, radish seeds, spinach seeds and plants, and turnipseeds and cabbage plants may all be tried out-doors near the lastof January if the weather is at all favorable. Prepare the soil forthe spring garden as soon as it is dry enough. The harrow willhelp warm it up and dry it out for the Fig. 93.—The long row plan used here, saves hand labor and economizes space. Broadhats make the graden work more endurable, when the sun is hot. (R. I. State College,Ext. Dept.) Flowers.—The house plants are the important part of theflower garden at this season. Give them all necessary care. Re-move the dead parts. Water the plants well. Most of them willrespond to watering with liquid manure. Soak some horse manureor cow manure in a bucket of water. Use the liquid on the plantsabout once a week. Keep off all insects. The red spider andplant lice may be noticed if you look closely. Wash the leaveswith strong soap water for lice, spider, and scale, or use otherremedies for the special insects. FEBRUARY 159 If the soil can be worked during this month, plant sweet peaswher
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